Weiqian Mi, Ph.D.
(845)398-6661
WMi@nki.rfmh.org

Education

  • Ph.D. Molecular Neurobiology, University of Cologne, Germany.

Postdoctoral Training

  • Nathan Kline Institute

Accomplishments

  • IBRO Travel Grant for international Symposium Synaptogenesis Vienna, July 5-7th, 2003.
  • Develop a potential immuno-diagnosis method for Meliodosis (a tropical disease), which was reported by Lian He Zhao Bao (Singapore daily newspaper in 1999).
  • Vice-coordinator of graduate school of biochemistry in Singapore.
  • Languages spoken: English, Chinese, and German.

Selected Publications

Mi W., Beirowski B., Gillingwater T.H., Coleman M.P. et al. Wallerian degeneration shares a regulatory step with axonal spheroid pathology caused by defective ubiquitin metabolism. J Neurosci. Revised.

Samsam M, Mi W, Wessig1 C, Zielasek1 J, Toyka1 KV, Coleman MP and Martini1R. The WldS mutation delays robust axonal loss in a genetic model for myelin-related axonopathy. J. Neurosci. Apr 1; 23 (7): 2833-9 (2003).

Mi W, Glass JD, Coleman MP. Stable inheritance of an 85-kb triplication in C57BL/WldS mice. Mutat. Res. May 15; 526(1-2): 33-7 (2003).

Mi W, Conforti L, Coleman MP. A genotyping method to detect a unique neuroprotective factor for axon (WldS). J. Neurosci. Meth. Jan 30; 113(2): 215-8 (2002).

Mack TGA, Reiner M, Beirowski B, Mi W, Coleman MP et al. Wallerian degeneration of injured axons and synapses is delayed by a Ube4b/Nmnat chimeric gene. Nat. Neurosci Dec;4(12): 1199-1206 (2001).

Conforti L, Tarlton A, Mack TGA, Mi W, Buckmaster EA, Wagner D, Perry VH, and Coleman MP. A chimeric protein and overexpression of Rbp7 in the slow wallerian degeneration (WldS) mouse. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 97: 11377-11382 (2000).

Abstracts

Attending 32th Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Orlando, USA (2-7 Nov, 2002). Poster title: The WldS mutation: inheritance and effect on gad phenotype. These data shows that WldS protects CNS axons from disease and will be published during 2003 (Mi W et al).

Attending 3th Forum of European Neuroscience Meeting (FENS) in Paris, France (13-17 Jul, 2002). Poster title: Stable inheritance of a unique neuroprotective factor (WldS) for axons (Mi W et al).

Attending 15th Mouse Genome conference in Edinburgh, UK (21-24 Oct, 2001). Poster title: Genotyping methods to detect a unique neuroprotective factor (WldS) for axons (Mi W et al).